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The Brookhaven leader., 1887-08-25
Str0yed or Stolen.

500 TO S3OV WORKING king for rs. agent )
Preferred who can furnish their own horses aad
give their whole time to the business. spare
monents may he prettably EMPLOYED also. A
few vacancies IN towns and cities. d. +. HN-
son Il Co, 1918 dain ST., Richmond. Va.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-08-25
H1e,,,aIe SyenIxneSS.

Nervous prostratiOn, Irregularities,
suppression and diseases of the female
organs promptly cured by the timely use
of Cre0Ic Female Tonic.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-08-25
Jewellers and Cp'iciuns,
Notice for PHGljc0tjOH.

IIo -. =. Canal street. .Ilq
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
Fishers SuDerstitiOus.

Before very rough weather there oc.
caslOnally m "A strange calm, a
hush-like to nothing save the holding
Of a breath before a furious outburst
Of rage. 1t has a weired effect, COM
ing, as it often does, at nightfall. AZ
ter this a dull, wailing, mufflcd sound
creeps out of the darkness "a sound
as of lamentation and entreaty heard
from afar. 1.-The sea is calling, they
say here; and when this happens the
fishermen expect a gale before morn
ing.
When the sea has got hold of it's
prey, and there is a house or houses
desolate in the village, they hold that
1t mouras, making quite a different
sound to any other time.
About funerals there are odd observ-
ances and ideas. 1t is unlucky either
to meet or cross a funeral train.
There are girls in the village who
r sort of professional mourners
Though unpaid) for children and
young women who die unmarried.
They are dressed in black, with white
hoods, and shawls of white spun silk
on their shoulders. Six of these
mourners is the mystic number, and
whenever one is married another is
selected to fill her place. Probably it
is considered a post of honor, for there
never seems a vacancy, though | do
not know how the selection is made.
They are grave looking damsels, so it
may be by their iittirg appearance.
At a young mans funeral there are
only two of these girls, who walk be-
fore and are called servers"
The Dissenters have a custom of
singing a sort of dirge V e their dead.
not unlike in effect the chanting of the
monks at a funeral in Rome. But
when the sad duties are done comes a
time of feasting. Their pride forbids
them to have anything but Ia II
full funeral" Another popularity is
that when the people are asked to at
tend it is by men and girls named
bidders" mot necessarily relatives OF
the deceased).-Art Journal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
The Last Of The Horra.

When > horse has succumbed to aee or
Ill image, Il requires very little time to turn
every part Of his remains to account. The
carcass is taken to a rendering factory, and
there the hides are at once removed, the
hoofs are taken Oh and placed with the
sinews, the flesh is cut into chunks and
pressed, the fat is put into the rendering
kettle. The bones are boiled clean Of the
meat. No portion Of the carcass goes to
waste. The hide il sent to the tanner, and
after treatment in made useful in covering
lounges and other articles Of furniture, aud
ia also made into gloves and sLoss. The
nair goes into hairc'oth and is used on
sofas and Glars, and the pious monks
wear it next to their skin as pennanrc.
The hoofs and sinews go into gluo. The
meat Is made into fertilizing material.
The lones, except the hard shin bones,
are used for lamp black and for clarifying
sug ". The shin bones are harder than
the rest. and il not boiled TO much are saved
and sold for the making of knife handles.
II the boiling has continued too long, SO
that they IRE too soft for that purpose, they
arc ground up into zone dust and make a
desirable, fertilizing material. The fat is
tried out, aud sold TO make different kinds
OF oils or goes into axle grease, 20 that the
dead animal in its last condition helps
tighten the burden of his living brothers.
The render ng kettle takes no account of
different strains of blood. The horse hat
Inns drawn the s%cavenger's cart yields as
rich an oil rs the line blooded race. The
Hnmiitonian, the Messenger, the Eclipse
descendants are no better for fertilizers
than the scrubbiest nag OF the street, and
the blood of bennington and Lexington is
no better in the FINAL test THAI that Of the
commonest one. When the breath il once
out of a horse his virtues lie no longer in
individuality, but in assimilative qualities,
and he represents no longer minut " aud
seconds oil wonderful speed, but SO many
gallons of oil or pounds of fertil Ter.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
A Parrots Costly Casket.

A pet parrot belonging to u New York
lady, having recently died, is to be buried
with q costly coffin. Mr.. E. Nj. Senior the
undertaken, has been entrusted with the
contract. The coffin will be similar in
share to those mo- commonly usel, aud
it will be about two feet long aud eight in
ci-s wide. 1t will be made of rose wood,
tufted. The dad bird, which now being
treated by a taxi lermist, will lilo on it's side
with its head resting on a heavily cmbro;-
dered 8 tin pillow. In addition to the COT
fin lid, on which will be silver plate bear
ing an inscription, there will be heavy pl,,e
glass over the bril-. The cost of this novel
coffin will be 5000. 1t will occupy a con-
spicuous pl ice in the parlor of tle lady
that ordered it. until she dies, when, il her
wishes are carried out, it will be buried
with her,
The parrot was twelve years old, md its
m:strs IS pronounced it he smartest bird
that ever lived. His command of Ian
euage," as she expressed it to Mr.. Senior,
"wus wonderful, and lie knew nearly all
my most intimate friends by rame
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
A Multitude OF Ailments,

The ailments which anlict the kidneys and
bladder nro so numerou that merely to name
them would fill q space far outrunnins tho limits
OF this article. Suffice it to say that tkoy are
both obstinate aud dangerous. To their proven.
ton Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is we'll adapted.
The stimulus which it lends to the action OF tho
kidneys when they are lethargic. serves 10 coun-
teract o tendency in them to lapse, first, into o
state Of pernicious inactivity, and afterwards
into one Of positive organic disease, which soon
destroys their delicate integuments, poisons tho
blood, and causes death. A double purpose is
served By this dcpurcnt 1t promotes activity
Of the kidneys, and eypels impurities from tho
blood Which have no natural channel OF outlet
except those or. ans. Constipation, uiliougness,
fever and ague, rheumatism, and dyspepsia are
also remedicd by this medicine OF thorough &C.
ton and wide scope.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
How lie Got His Title.

Stodare was a man of much origin
ality, with unlimited se~lf-possession
and that great fertility of resource so
necessary to a conjurer. Tie an
nouncement for his first London per-
formance, that "Col. Stodare, having
just returned from India" etc, ETC.,
attracted, among others. a number of
old army officers, all curious to see the
Colonel of the British service who
had turned coniurer.
After the entertainment, which was
Of an unusually brilliant character.
several veterans waited nthe hall, and
as the magician was preparing to leave,
n addressed him with:
"Col. Stodare, l believer"
SAT your service, SIR"
Il beg pardon, Colonel, but to what
regiment were you attached?'
Most men, under such circumstance
es, would be at a loss for an answer.
Whether Stodare had fereseen this
question and was prepared. or whether
his mother wit came to his aid, | know
not, but he certainly proved equal to
the occasion.
Regiment" he repeated, apparently
surprised. Regiment! l really do
not understand you."
mot understand mel" blurted out
the officer. II don't know how / can
make myself clearer. If you are "a
Colonel"
"AhtI see," interrupted the willy
magician, "A very natural mistake in
deed-very natural. But the fact is
my Christian name, if l SO may call it.,
is Colonel just Al yours may be
John, or James, or Richard"
A roar of laughter followed this
rather plausible explanation, and the
story went the rounds of the clubs as
an excellent joke at the expense of the
officer, who happened to be a genuine
Colonel.-Harper's Young People.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
A Remarkable Wedding.

A very pretty incident was as
s0ciated with the early history of New
London, and may properly be brought
in here. 1t was related by Gov. Win
throp himself in 1872 in testifying con-
corning the boundaries in one Of the
suits with its neighbors, which the
litigious and ambitious town was con-
stantly maintaining. In 1857 Jona-
than Rndd, a Saybrook colonist, was
very DESTROYS of marrying his afianced
bride. All had been prepared for the
ceremony, but q heavy snowstorm
prevented the minister engaged from
coming. In this extremity he ap-
piled to Winthrop. The latter, while
eager to aid the lovers, was not legally
empowered to oficiate in Connecticut
jurisdiction, holding, as he did, his
authority from Massachusetts. lie
solved the difficulty by proposing that
the bridal company come to bride
brook" then called ssSunkipaug,n two
miles west OF Mantle hay, and the
limit Of the plantation, The propo-
sitjon was accepted, and beside the ice
cesered brook, with the crisp mow
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
Big Brains and intellect,

A current medical opinion makes
large brains and wisdom concomitant
terms, and in confederation of this
view the large brain of Cuvier. the
naturalist, weighing sixty-f0ur ounces,
is cited. On the other hand, Gam
betta's brain only weighed thirty-four
ounces, below the alleged normal
limit. The explanation of these SEEM
ingly contradictory facts is a simple
m Cuvier's brain weight repre-
sented, not intellect, but healed-up n.y.
drVcephalus, from which the natural
list suffered in childhood.
The especial value of brain weight
as a gauge of intellect is shown by the
fact that an idiots brain has weighed
sixty-eight ounces. This enormous
brain weight was due to the increase
of the ependyma or barren layer, as
Spitzka has shown. Intellect hence
depends on brain quality rather than
quantity. Brains of Cuvier's size sug-
gest something pathological rather
than intellectual. The small size of u
brain by no means demonstrates q
small intellect Medical STANDARD.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22

II

Six hundred and four B. G. dates
the accession of Nebuchadnezzar.
KING JOHN of England signed the
great Magma Charta June Is, 1915, at
Runnymede.
WHILE excavating i'm Rome q house
declared to be of the third century has
been discovered.
Our country is bigger than China.
We have 1902, 900 square miles, and
China has only 2,0o0, 900.
NEARLY A o 1000 doctors have been
graduated from the various medical
colleges during the last ten years.
THE British Medical Journal reports
a ease of poisoning from the accidental
swallowing of a piece of an analine
pencil.
In England, at the time of King Ed
ward, 1927. there were three written
languages in use, Latin, French and
English.
DURING the eleventh century musi-
cal notes were invented. windmills
were first used, and clocks with wheels
were introduced.
THE Mexican army, when on a war
footing, has 100, 1853 men, divided as
follows: Infantry, 13l ,522; cavalry,
%, 100; and artillery, $500.
THE Pinta was one of the three lit
tie vessels with which Columbus We,
sail for America from PalOs, Spain,
Aug. 3, 1902. The Pinta was COM
handed by a famous Spanish naviga-
tor, Alonzo Pinzon.
AT the siege Gf Steenwick, in 1881,
leaden cannon-balls were used, each
weighing about five pounds. These
were followed out on one side, and a
letter or other missive was placed in
the cavity, which was afterwards closed
with a lead capsule. To the other side
Of the ball was attached a piece of
tarred rope. When one of these balls
was fired from a cannon into the
town, the blazing rope, as a messenger
from the camp of their allies, informed
the inhabitants that the ball contained
letters; and ii was then opened. Sim
liar %projectiles were used to convey
messages during the siege of Turin,
A. ID. 1910.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
NO NEED Of FOREIGN EVIDENCE.


ATTIcA, N. Y, May l, 1886.
Pardee Medicine Company:
GKNTs:--I have read many letters
from different parts of the country, re-
counting almost miraculous cures BY the
use of DR.. Pardee's Rheumatic Remedy.
There is no more need Of foreign evil
dence to convince me that it il oil, md
more, than you claim for it; for I have
tested its merits, having been prostrated
many times with rheumatism, and have
suffered as much as one can and live. !
have tried many so-called remedies, but
received no benefit from any OF them un-
ill I procured DR.. Pardee's. l have used
eight bottles and am a new man, and /
can recommend it to the afl a. a
positive cure. I know Of many others
here who are using it and they have in
every case been benefited by it.
am, very respectfully yours.
GEORGE MENTZ.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22

Hotel building and renovation in
Paris is reported to be going on at q
lively rate.
Venice is to have q new hotel to be
built entirely Of iron and glass-a sort
Of crystal palace.
A man at q Florence hotel COM
mitted suicide by throwing himself
down the elevator well hole.
Ireland is pre-emincnt now as about
the worst country In the world for the
hotel business.
Among the accusations made against
the hotel-keepers of Rome is that they
have two sets Of prices.
So crowded are the hotels at Cannes
that the overflow has gone to board
ing houses and public halls.
It is stated that the proprietor of
the American hotel in Shanghai went
there years ago as q missionary.
More travellers than usual in Algiers
this winter, which is a good thing for
the hotels, such al they are.
1t is said that at Bayarian hotels the
work Of the housemaids is done by
men and boys. This is certainly a new
departure.
Berlin hotels are having q 'sflat,
stale, and very Improbable winter.
Business is in . condition destroying
eli idea of mOney-making.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22

The treatment of many thousands OF cases
Of those chronic weaknesses and distressing
ailments peculiar to females, at the lnvelids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute. Buffalo, N. Y,
has afforded . vast experience In nicely
adapting and thoroughly testing remedies
for the cure Of wOmau's peculiar maladiee.
Dr. PiorCeAs FnvOrito Prescription
= the outgrowth. or result, ct this Ereaf
and valuable experience. Thousands OF
testimonials, received from patients and
from physicians who have tested Il In tho
more aggravated and obstinate cases which
had bafffed their skill. prove i TO Be tho
most wonderful remedy ever devised for
tie relief M cure OF suffering women. It
= mot rocommendeo 9 cure-Au. put
~ . pOvvorful, invigoYaeing tonic,
Il imparts strength 10 the whole system,
and 70 the uterus, or womb and ffs APP
pondagcA I'm particular. For overworkcd,
kvoan-oIt." Rundown" debdlitatsd teach,
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sGhop-girA4" h~ou8ekeepcrs, nursing moth
%, and feeble women generally, DR..
tiGrce's Favorite Prescription h the great
- earthly boon, being unequalled q IN
6Upotixin4 cordial and restorative tonic. It
RomOtes digestion n assimilation Of food,
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22

cures nausea, weakness Of stomach, indi-
Restion, bIoatlng and eructations Of Ras.
A . soothing and strengthening
ncYvlIlo, FRvorite Prescription" u IN
equalicd and is invaluable in allaying and
subduing nervous excttAbility, i~rrttAbiltty,
exhaustion, .prostration. hystertA. spasms
n other distressing, nervous symptoms
commonly attendant upon functional and
organic disease Of the womb. Il induces
Refreshing sleep and relievus mental anx-
tety and dependency.
Dr.. PforcoS Ravorftc Prescription
II . Aolftinate medicine, carefully
compounded BY m experienced and akillful
physician, and adapted to woman's delicate
organization. 1t Il purely vegetable In is
composition and perfectly harmless In IT.
~K1vorite Prescription Il . posi-.
4 cure for the most complicated and
obstinate cases OF leucorrheA, or whites"
sxcceaive flowing at monthly periodA pain
Inl menstruAtions unnatural suppression1
9 Female weakness" a~nteverlaon, re-
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ic congestion. inflammation and liberation
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ternal heat"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
EXPERIENCE,

I'm pregnancy, Favorite Prescription"
u q mothers cordial" relieving nausea,
weakness Of stomach and other distressing
symptomS common to that condition. II
it, use ID kept up In the latter months OF
LIVERY. - to greatly lessen, and many times
almost entirely do away with the ~sufferings
OF that trying ordeal.
"FavorisO FrescriptiOn,e when taken
in connection with the use Of DR.. Picrce's
t;oI sn. Me az A, Discovery and small hrs
Ndttle Liver Pills, cures Livcr, kidney and
Bladder dlecascs. Their combined use also
removes blood taints. and abolishcs can
cerons and scrofulous humors from the
system.
"favOrito Prescription II the only
MEDICINE for womcn sold, by druggists,
manufacturers, that Il will give ,Ftisfac-
ton IN every case, or money will be re-
funded. This guarantee has been printed
on the bottlc-wrnpper, and faithfully car
ried out for many years. Large bottles
Qoo doses) elOOs or six bottles for
~ Send ten cents in stamps for DR..
Piercc's large, illustrated Treatise Gao
pngesO on Diseases Of Women.
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
How to Train Pet Dogs.

"LOts of people who own dogs de-
sire to train their pets, but they don't
understand how" said a well-known
dog fancier to q New York reporter.
Eyes, there are some rules about it..
For instance, the training should be
begun, if possible, when the dog is a
puppy, and about four months old, and
the lessons should always be given in a
quiet place with no one present but
the teacher. In the training of your
dog you should remember that o
must endeavor to make him bend to
your will by kindness, at the same
time being firm and decided in all
that you do. Use the whip sparingly,
and never use 1t in anger. To teach
him to lead place a string of about six
or eight feet in length around his neck.
The dog will endeavor to release him.
self, and you must stand still until he
has ceased his struggles. This will
teach him that he cannot get away,
and then you IAN teach him to come
to you. Stand of the length of the
string, and say, Come, or Come here
using the same word or words every
time, so as not to confuse him.
When calling him at the same time
pulling OH the string gently. He will
soon comprehend the meaning and
obey whenever the words are used.
When giving the lesson always pet and
caress the dog whenever he does as
you wish. 1t Is also advisable to teach
him at this time by some word or ges-
ture, which will indicate that his
study hour is over. TO teach him to
go Or stop, place yourself in or near
some place where you know he de-
sires to go, and say Co. urging him
on by calling. When he has gone part
of the distance, call, Stop at the
same time pulling on the string and
repeating the command. With patience
and kindness you will very soon make
him understand and be obedient. The
time required in this training varies ac-
cording to the sagacity of the dog,
usually being from one to two weeks.
Never let the lesson occupy more than
half an hour, and when through have
some choice morsel TO give him.
Whilst making him fear you by stern
ness, teach him to attach himself to
you by kindness. To teach him to
charge or lie down. put your hand
on his back and command him to
charge at the same time placing him
in position with his head between his
fOrepaws. A few lessons will make
him understand"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
1t.

Tell you what" said an old Chemung
county farmer, "but some Of them specula-
tors do beat my time. One come along yes
terday and offered to buy my next falls APP
pie crop and take his chances"
did you sell?"
Not yet. / wanted him to buy the in
crease on fifty sheep I'm going to get next
fail, and to fgger OIL tw calves for my
fix cows. and l guess I'll sorter lump the
whole thing in together" Wall Street
Mems.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
Rather ~Disc0nrayinc.

How is the work progressing in Da-
kota?" asked n Boston minister of a good
brother who lives in Dakota at the Baptist
anniversaries the 9th r day."
well, I am getting along pretty we'll,
but still it's discouraging," replied the Da-
kota man with an air of desJ ondcncy.
Isn't their any religious interest ont
there? Can't You awaken it? Or won't
they come to church,"
NO it isn't that. The first week / went
there l had big congreg ,tions. One day
there W re 150 down on their knees weep
ing and PRAYING. A man came in and said
there were two detectives coming Gown the
road and every il-ssed person got up and
skipped. Minneapolis Journal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
A ThOughtful Man.

The Norristown Herald relates O touch
ing incident illustrative Of man 8 ten
derness and chivalIy. The man to whom
the Herald refers lives not far from whera
that Journal is published. For nearly
two years he kept the crematei remains
of his first wife in II handsome jar on the
mantel- piece. A few days co., during
sleety weather, he got down the jar and
sprinkled the ashes on the front steps for
fear his second wife might slip and break
her neck.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
Thrifty Colored People.

Col. Sayre, OF Montgomery, Ala, difers
with Senator Lamar. He says: I'm my
state prosperity il general and not confined
TO certa districts. The people are deyo-
ting their whole energies TO tho Develop
mont Of the country. Mr.. Lamar has taken
: s.p ssrc%y ., sasu = Mo .n,Uss. ls :. n rsll 3
do and some ars growing rich. They have
bank accounts, and y majoritv Of them can
ret credit for any sum from $3.50 to $4,000.
That dos mot look like depfeseion."
-NeapAis Avo1uncAA
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22

Once more the trees have bndded forth,
the leaves have silky sheen, and hand in
hand we'll leave our tasks, and gambol on
the green. Wen gambol on the green, my
dearE, where sport the lowing kline, and
battle ourselves IN limpid light, in sunlight
SC divine. Wen watch the gay ard spor-
tive cows, as slowly stroll We hence, until
the fat and brindle bull shall knock us
through the fcnce.-Atchison Globe.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22
NurDrirod.

Miss Dora lwho has suffered q dis
location Of the wrist)-"Doctor, what
il I had died before you came-would
I have been . crippled angelo"
D0ctOr-"NO, you could have been
dOctOred In heaven"
Miss Dora (in surprise-sWhy, Do
d0ctors 3 to heeyenls
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-22

What a peri ct lady TINT Mrs. Cobwig-
ger isl" remarked the grocer. She comes
in here and leaves a Zig order Every day
and never nsks the price Of anything"
"No wonder, she never troubles herself
a; out the price," r'turu ID Mrs. Pugwash.
and why not?" askei the ROGER. slightly
puzzled. is sha not rich?" NO." was
the snpient reply, "but she never intends
TO pny."